Sefton-EP91

They have been painted mate

Gave the wiper arms and scuttle panel a refresh as they were looking faded! Now good as new..

Gave her a little wipe over to get the dust off! God I miss this thing! On another note, the Clifford alarm I had on the car decided to pack up so I’ve got her booked in for a new Sterling CAT1 alarm and immobiliser on the 14th Feb. So that should keep her protected! Small photo of how she sits.

I’d be up for a road trip mate, I’ve been wanting to sort a ring trip in the future. I’ll post something up once it’s arrnaged and maybe a few other will be up for it aswell!

You know it! I haven’t put a lot of my hard earned money into this for someone else to enjoy! I’m just doing my upmost best to keep her going and enjoyable!

Sounds like you have it all figured out mate, hope it all goes well! I just used normal sump sealant. It’s only to fill the gaps

Thanks rob!

Awesome build mate! Looks like you have put your heart and soul into it! Keep it up! She will put a smile on your face when you drive her for the first time after finishing it!

Shims are fitted and the tapping is gone to say I’m happy would be an understatement, it’s been a struggle this time round with this build but I can finally see the light! The car was suppose to go for a new 3” custom decat back exhaust on the 7th jan but due to all the issues I’ve been having I had to delay it. It’s now ready for the exhaust but unfortunately speedfab is fully booked until March now, I’ve booked it in for the 1st March but that does mean the mapping will be delayed until the end of March. On the plus side she is running a treat and ready for a slow drive tomorrow

They will be fine, mine arrived today and are identical to the ones I bought from work. Just half the price and arrived ALOT faster!

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So, I got the car back together again although she was running I noticed another pronounced tap which was really annoying me, so I stripped it down again to have the clearances re-checked and to my surprise, ALL of the intake valve clearances were too tight again. So I checked what shims I needed again and got them ordered. This time I’ve left the cambelt on, using a special tool from work I was able to push down the cam follower and pop the shim out! Thankfully a couple could be swapped about so only need 5 in total! Also a massive thanks to Shaun finnigan for the link to the shims

I’ve set a reminder in my phone so I’ll get it tomorrow for you

It’s an RW Developments catch tank! Mounts up perfectly on the strut, the only thing with mine is it touches my BOV so I’ve had to bend it up slightly although hardly noticeable!

Thank you so much for the kind words guys, appreciate it very much. I’m hoping to keep this updated as much as I can now so keep your eyes peeled!

It’s surprisingly easy, I have a conversion chart at work to work out what shim you need. You just use a feeler gauge with the cam lobe facing upwards and measure your gap between the camshaft follower and lower part of the cam lobe, then you measure the shim that’s already in place, Then use the conversion chart to work out what shim you need. Ill get pics tomorrow and drop them in here for you! With the conversion chart your life will be a lot more simple

The shim has arrived it’s fitted and going back together, the cambelt is on, cams are in and rocker cover is in along with new genuine camshaft oil seal, distributor is in along with new dust seal and oil seal, also new genuine dizzy cap and arm fitted. Hopefully I can have it running tomorrow!!

Thanks for the kind words guys, yes it was a small setback and nothing that can’t be sorted!

So, I’ve fell behind with this again so it’s time to update it. Ive sold my billet hybrid td04 kit to way for bigger things over winter. I thought over winter I would like to change my turbo setup and change some cosmetic things. i thought long and hard about the new turbo choice and soon came to the conclusion that it would be a Garrett despite some really good turbo kits coming up for sale and in production. This WEPR kit came up for sale and decided I had too have it. So I made a decision on a turbo and went for the Garrett GTX2860rs gen2 turbo so I got it

I will bare that in mind in future, thank you! It’s a snap on 4 wheel alignment machine, unsure of the model but it’s pretty good!

I haven’t got the readings but I set everything to 0. I didn’t undo the hub bolts but was going to do that if necessary!

I would say so.. I didnt think you could get them wrong! As the bolts are spaced apart differently!?

So I managed to get the steering overhaul complete and the tracking done, it’s safe to say it was out by a lot! Pic on the ramp! Im not 100% happy with the alignment so I will be redoing it at some point, the adjustable top mounts are pushed all the way over which is concerning as I’m sure they shouldn’t be like this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

If I don’t have a tried and tested answer before Thursday I may just go for a neutral setup and see how I get on, if I have to re-adjust in the future then so be it! i just don’t want to feel I’ve put all this money into it and not feel any great benefit!